Adil Murad | |
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Born | |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1985 – present |
Spouse | Marrium Raheem (wife) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Waheed Murad (father) Salma Maker (mother) |
Relatives | Nasir Murad (grandfather) Shireen Murad (grandmother) Sadia Murad (sister) Aaliya Murad (sister) |
Adil Murad is a Pakistani film producer and actor in films, television serials and tele-films, and son of actor Waheed Murad. [1]
Adil's grandfather, Nisar Murad, was a noted film distributor who belonged to Sialkot in Punjab. [2] The Murads claimed Turkish ancestry; one of their ancestors, Murat, was a soldier of Ottoman-origin serving in the Mughal army who settled in Punjab. [2]
In 1980s he made his debut as child actor and appeared in his father's film Hero which was written by him it was released in 1985 the film was a silver jubilee hit at the box office then he worked in more films. [3] He was introduced in the Pakistani Urdu colour film Raja Sahib in 1996, but the film, due to bad direction and a weak story, flopped at the box office but his performance was very well received and praised. [4] [5] Since then, he has been working in tele-films as an actor and as producer. Later he was cast by Shoaib Mansoor in his tele-film Streets of Karachi, which was based on the life of a couple in Karachi and the ups and downs of the city. [6] In 2016 ARY Film Awards gave Special Recognition Award to his father Waheed Murad for his inspirational work in film industry which was received by him. [7] [8]
Adil married tennis player Marrium Raheem and has two children. [9] [10] [11]
Year | Title | Role | Producer | Network |
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2009 | Buri Aurat | Adeel | Geo TV | |
2011 | Sapnon Ki Oat Main | Mehroz | TV One | |
2012 | Kaash | Azaan | PTV | |
Meri Ladli | Sajid | ARY Digital | ||
2014 | Bhabhi | Faris | ||
2015 | Yeh Pyar Hai | Salman | TV One | |
2017 | Aadat | Sarmad | ||
2018 | Saiyaan Way | Shahvez | ||
2022 | Naqqara-e-Khuda | ![]() | ![]() |
Year | Title | Role |
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2010 | Streets of Karachi | Zakir |
2012 | Dil Kuch Aur Samjha Tha | Faisal |
Year | Film | Role | Language |
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1985 | Hero | Jani | Urdu |
1986 | Shadi Mere Shohar Ki | Sherry | |
1996 | Raja Sahib | Raja | |
2011 | Kasak | Shahzeb | |
2013 | Aseer-e-Shak | Zahid | |
2017 | Chain Aye Na [12] | Murad |
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2010 | Lakhon Ka Such | Himself | A-Plus [10] |
2012 | Lakhon Ka Such Season 2 | Himself | A-Plus [10] |
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